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Household of John Meek (born 1829, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Meek and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Meek, born in 1829 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Meek, born in 1837 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1859 in United States), John (born 1860 in United States), Timothy (born 1863 in Scotland), Maria (born 1864 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England) and Betsy (born 1866 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England).


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John Meek's household

Male

John

Meek

Head
Female

Rebecca

Meek

Wife
Female

Sarah

Meek

Daughter
Male

John

Meek

Son
Male

Timothy

Meek

Son
Female

Maria

Meek

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Meek

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Meek
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Meek

Head

Married

52

1829

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Rebecca

Meek

Wife

Married

44

1837

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Meek

Daughter

Married

22

1859

United States

John

Meek

Son

Single

21

1860

United States

Timothy

Meek

Son

Single

18

1863

Scotland

Maria

Meek

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

Betsy

Meek

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

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